Three Political Tales from Medieval Germany: Duke Ernst, Henry of Kempten, and Reynard the Fox
Translated by Brian Murdoch
Camden House
ISBN: 978-1-64014-185-8
Translations of three medieval German texts, two of which deal with knights while the third is about a fox. All of them were meant to offer political messages for their time, and perhaps for our time as well.
Excerpt:
The three medieval German texts translated here are all political in that they each demonstrate just how precarious even a supposedly rigidly organized society – such as the Holy Roman Empire – can be. All three of them are designed to entertain, and they do it well, but in addition, they all instruct. Two of them are adventure stories, in different styles, but both with a message about the care needed to prevent the escalation of violence that can lead any society into a descent into chaos. The third is a bleak illustration of how things can be manipulated by the unscrupulous and can end in disaster.
Who is this book for?
Those who collected translated sources from the Middle Ages will be happy to get three texts here. Those who study medieval literature, in particular the Reynard the Fox tales, will find something here too, as will those who research medieval Germany and its politics.
The translator:
Brian O. Murdoch is Emeritus Professor of German at the University of Stirling, and has published extensively about medieval literature. Click here to view his Wikipedia page.
You can learn more about this book from the publisher’s website
You can also buy this book from Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk
Three Political Tales from Medieval Germany: Duke Ernst, Henry of Kempten, and Reynard the Fox
Translated by Brian Murdoch
Camden House
ISBN: 978-1-64014-185-8
Translations of three medieval German texts, two of which deal with knights while the third is about a fox. All of them were meant to offer political messages for their time, and perhaps for our time as well.
Excerpt:
The three medieval German texts translated here are all political in that they each demonstrate just how precarious even a supposedly rigidly organized society – such as the Holy Roman Empire – can be. All three of them are designed to entertain, and they do it well, but in addition, they all instruct. Two of them are adventure stories, in different styles, but both with a message about the care needed to prevent the escalation of violence that can lead any society into a descent into chaos. The third is a bleak illustration of how things can be manipulated by the unscrupulous and can end in disaster.
Who is this book for?
Those who collected translated sources from the Middle Ages will be happy to get three texts here. Those who study medieval literature, in particular the Reynard the Fox tales, will find something here too, as will those who research medieval Germany and its politics.
The translator:
Brian O. Murdoch is Emeritus Professor of German at the University of Stirling, and has published extensively about medieval literature. Click here to view his Wikipedia page.
You can learn more about this book from the publisher’s website
You can also buy this book from Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk
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